Content Archive: October 2007

Rotorcraft

Say ‘Aloha’ to Hawaii by Helicopter

Heli-USA has taken a break from the usual Hawaiian air-tour repertoire of overflying thick jungles, pristine tropical rainforests, volcanoes surging with l

DOT IG concerned over runway incursions, FAA budget control

With runway incursions averaging one a day and close calls averaging one every 10 days, the Transportation Department’s inspector general has called on the
FBOs

Avitat Westchester deivers supplies airside

A recent innovation at Jet Systems/Avitat at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., is the customer commissary van.
FBOs

ChevronTexaco, Hiller Group extend reach

Early last month ChevronTexaco’s general aviation division announced it would join with distributor Hiller Group to expand its marketing territory into the

A Century in Review - The 1920s: A Shrinking World

When World War I ended in 1918 it had cost some nine million lives, and about 15,000 of those lost were airmen.
ATC

Honeywell Wins FAA LAAS Contract

The FAA awarded a $16.7 million contract–which could balloon to $340 million if options are exercised–to Honeywell International to build the first phase o
Avionics

L-3 Communications Introduces Multifunction Cockpit Display

The display systems division of L-3 Communications has unveiled a new 6.5-inch color multifunction display that is designed to interface with TCAS, TAWS, w

Quiet Technologies gets TC for GII/III hush kit

Miami-based Quiet Technologies Aerospace in late January received FAA approval of its Stage 3 translating-ejector hush kit for Gulfstream IIs, IIBs and III
FBOs

BBA to buy Midcoast FBO at Lambert International

In its second acquisition of a Sabreliner division in less than a month, the UK’s BBA Group plans to purchase the Midcoast Aviation FBO at St.